How to Block a Website in Google Chrome

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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent a specific website or group of sites from being accessible while using Google Chrome by using the free, third-party Chrome extension, Block Site. You can also block websites from appearing in Google searches by using a Block Site feature called Personal Blocklist. The Personal Blocklist feature only works on Google Chrome for desktop browsers. The Personal Blocklist feature does not work in Google Chrome for iPhone or iPad.

Turn on the Block Site password feature. Check the "Protect your BlockSite options and the Chrome Extension page with password" box near the top of the page. Doing so brings up a list of related options at the bottom of the page.

. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. This will add the website to Block Site's list of blocked sites, which will prevent you from being able to visit the site in Google Chrome as well as other browsers on your Android phone.

You can unblock this website at any time by tapping the trash icon to the right of its name.

Block an entire app on your Android. If you have to temporarily block an app, you can do so by tapping ＋ in the bottom-right corner of the Block Site screen, tap the APPS tab at the top, and then select the app you want to block.

Like websites, you can unblock the app at any time by tapping the trash icon to the right of its name.

Go to a website that you want to block. Unfortunately, blocking individual search results by clicking a link next to them isn't currently possible, but you can block a website from search results by going directly to the website in question.

You can also type a phrase into Google to bring up a list of search results and then select the result that you want to hide.

Click Block current host. This link is near the top of the drop-down menu and contains the website's URL after it. Clicking this link prompts the current site's address to be added to Personal Blocklist.

Test Blocklist. Try searching for your website's name in Google search (e.g., if you blocked Facebook, you would type facebook into Google). In the resulting list of links, you should briefly see the link to the website show up, after which it will disappear.

Entering the blocked website's URL will still result in the website loading. If you want to block the website from being accessible in Google Chrome, use Block Site to block the website as well.

Allow Personal Blocklist in Incognito mode. One way that people can use to get around your restrictions is by using incognito mode, but you can enable Personal Blocklist in incognito to fix this problem:

What if I want to block a certain malicious program on the site, but not the whole site?

Evan Thomas

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You would have to get an antivirus program or download the Ghostery Google Chrome plugin in the Chrome Web store, which allows you to check off the tracker that you might think is causing the malicious program to appear. Refresh the site, and it will be gone. (This may require some trial and error.) If you have an anti-virus (McAfee, Avast Online, etc.), then it will automatically block it for you.

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Block Site also allows you to set a time limit on blocked sites, allowing you to do things like block a specific website (e.g., YouTube) during work hours on Monday through Friday (or something similar).

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To block a website in Google Chrome on your desktop, start by opening the Block Site page and clicking “Add to Chrome.” When you’re prompted, click “Add extension” to install Block Site. Once installed, click the Block Site icon, which is a shield-shaped option in the upper-right side of the Chrome page. From here, click “Edit block sites list,” add a website, and click the plus sign to add the site to the blocked list. After adding your blocked websites, click “Account Protection” and check the “Protect your BlockSite options and Chrome Extensions page with password” box. When prompted, add your email address and password. Then, open your email and click the “Verify Blocksite” email to verify your information.